Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 9, 1 September 2013 — LĀ HOʻIHOʻI EA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LĀ HOʻIHOʻI EA

Duke Shimabukuro, facing camera at left, Ted Hayashi and Desmond Lando look on as Royal Guard Foundation members lokepa loko Makela and Devon lzumigawa raise the Hawaiian flag at an event to mark Lā Ho'iho'i Ea at Thomas Square on July 27. The gathering recalled events of July 31,1 843, when British Admiral Richard Thomas restored Hawai'i's sovereignty after five months of British occupation under Lord George Paulet. In response, King Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli, uttered his famous words: "Ua mau ke ea o ka 'āina i ka pono," the sovereignty of the land is perpetuated through righteousness." - Photo: KaiMarkell